Stanchion



C. O. ANDERSON.

STANCHION.

APPLlCATlON FILED JULY 12. 1913.

Patented Aug. 15; 1916.

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STANCHION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1916.

Application filed July 12, 1913. Serial No. 778,754.

-Clyde, in the county of Iowa and State of \Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stanchions, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stanchions especially adapted for use in barns for retaining cows or the like, in their respective stalls.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a revolubly mounted stanchion in the stall, so as to allow for the free movement of the oows head while the same is retained in the stanchion, thereby allowing the cow or animal which is retained by the stanchion, to attain its proper rest during the night.

A further object of this invention resides in the provision of a suitable means which is associated with the stanchion so as to hold the same in a fixed position, when it is so desired.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a partof this specification.

Referring to the drawings :'Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved stanchion; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. l.

In the drawings wherein is illustrated the preferred form of the invention a stanchion support is provided which in the present instance comprises a pair of horizontal bars 5 and a pair of vertical bars 6, the horizontal bars extending in parallelism to each other and the vertical bars which have the opposite ends thereof in engagement with the horizontal bars, are likewise arranged in One of the horizontal bars 5 has rigidly secured thereto an angled metallic strap 7 which has the one end thereof lying in engagement with the lower bar 5, and is rigidly secured thereto through the medium of screws or the like, the opposite end thereof being bent upwardly at right-angles to the body and the horizontal bar with which it is associated. An identical angled-strap 7 is provided which has the one end thereof rigidly secured to the rectangular end 10 df the frame, and the opposite end extended upwardly at right-angles to the body thereof for a purpose more fully hereinafter described.

The improved stanchion in the present instance comprises a frame Which is preferably made of metal and which includes a pair of vertically extending stanchion bars 8 and 9 respectively, the opposite ends of which are secured thereto through the medium of an extension 10, which is formed on the upper end of the stanchion bar 8, and is provided by turning the extension at a rightangle. The opposite end 11 is provided by extending the opposite end of the stanchion bar 8, and turning the same in the are of a circle as advantageously shown in the drawings, so as to allow for the movement of the cows neck, when the same is held therein, especially when the cow is in a resting position. The one end of the stanchion bar 9 is the frame through the medium of an ordinary hinge 12, and the opposite end of said bar being provided with an opening 13 which engages over the ends 14 of the rectangular end 10. Each of the ends 10 and 11 of the frame, has secured thereto an angleiron 15, one of the irons 15 having the one end thereof rigidly secured to the upper horizontal bar 5, and the opposite angledend thereof pivotally engaged with the angle-strap '7 which is carried by the rectangular end 10. The other angle-iron 15 is pivotally secured to the angle-strap 7. at the one end thereof, the opposite end of said ironbeing rigidly secured to the arcuate end 11 of the frame.

In orderto hold the frame in a fixed position at times, a lever 16 has been provided, the one end of which is pivotally connected with the reduced end 14 of the rectangular end 10, and the opposite end thereof being forked as indicated at 17, so as to be readily and conveniently engaged around one of the vertical supporting bars 6. It is seen that when the lever 16 is in engagement with the vertical bar 6 as shown to advantage in Fig. 1, that all movement of the frame will be prevented.

In operation the supporting frame is secured in the stall, in any suitable manner preferably having the lower horizontal bar 5 thereof in connection with the floor, and the upper horizontal bar in connection with the manger. When the cow enters the stall,

will. assume has been in an inoperative position, is drawn upwardly so as to embrace the cows neck, the opposite side thereof engaging the other side of the neck. The lever 16 is then placed in engagement with one of the vertical supporting bars 6, so as to prevent the movement of the frame, this usually being desired during .the milking operation, so as to prevent the movement as much as possible of the cow. As soon as the milking operation has been finished, the forked end 17 of the lever 16 is disengaged from the vertical supporting bar 6, and allowed to swing downwardly into parallel relation with the hinged side 9 of the frame, the body portion of the hinged side 9 being cut away for the reception of said lever, the ends of the lever above and below the pivot point thereof, preventing the movement of the opening 13 over the lever, thereby causing the side 9 to be held in a fixed position and at the same time allowing for the movement of the head of the cow in view of the fact that the frame is free to move. By providing the arcuate end 11, it is obvious that the movement of the head of the cow is likewise facilitated in view of the fact that there will be no binding points which would interfere with the neck of the cow, this being especially true when the cow is in a resting position.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a supporting structure embodying horizontal bars, a stanchion including a. frame arranged between said bars and equipped with right angled projections, right angled supporting members carried by said horizontal bars for pivotal engagement with said right angled projections carried by the frame, whereby said frame is movable pivotally on a vertical axis without interference with the horizontal bars.

2. In combination with a supporting structure embodying a pair of longitudinal extending parallel bars and a pair of vertically extending bars the ends of which are secured to the said horizontal bars, a right angled support carried by one of said horizontal bars, a right angled support carried by the opposite horizontal bar, a stanchion frame the one end of which is rectangular and the opposite end arcuate, a right angled projection carried by the rectangular end of said frame, a right angled projection carried by the arcuate end of said frame, said right angled projections being adapted for pivotal engagement with the right angled supports carried by said horizontal bars, whereby said frame is movable in a horizontal are.

3. A stanchion including in combination a supporting structure, a. frame pivotally mounted therein and movable in a horizontal are, said frame being formed of T-iron and having the end of one side extended at right angles and reduced, the other end bent to form an arc, the opposite side of said frame hinged adjacent the arc and having a portion of the body cut away adjacent the free end thereof, said free end having an aperture for the reception of the reduced end of the frame, and a lever pivotally connected to the reduced end, and normally lying in the cut out portion parallel with the hinged side to occupy a minimum amount of space, the said lever adapted to hold the hinged side in locked position, the free end of said lever being bifurcated to engage a support to hold the frame in a stationary position when desired.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHRIST O. ANDERSON. Witnesses:

EDDIE ANDERSON, J. TI-Ios. PnYoR, Jr.

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